The founders of Brooklyn's wildest nightclub explain how partying can be 'resistance' in the Trump era

Artists Kae Burke and Anya Sapozhnikova are the
founders of Brooklyn's wildest, weirdest club, House of
Yes

A central philosophy of House of Yes is acceptance of
"all people" regardless of race, sex, size, culture, or
religion

They say partying can be "resistance through
pleasure-seeking" when you use it to connect with all different
types of people.

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Artists Kae Burke and Anya Sapozhnikova say they founded
Brooklyn nightclub House of Yes in 2015 to be a place for all
people "to truly connect, be themselves, express
themselves, make their art, and present their art."

That mission has taken on new meaning as the United States,
and the world, have seen pushback against globalization and
surges in racism, nationalism, and xenophobia over the last year.

Burke and Sapozhnikova say the welcoming and accepting
ethos of House of Yes has made it a refuge for communities who
feel marginalized in the Trump era.

Sapozhnikova told Business Insider that the energy on the
dance-floor felt "political."

"Everyone in that room was having the time of their life ... but
everyone could feel this diversity on the dance floor. It was all
ages and races and genders dancing their ass off together," said
Sapozhnikova.

"We're living in a really divided time, but to have that, there's
a realization that we're going to be okay."

Burke called it "resistance through pleasure seeking."

"The more you do that, the more you can connect with like-minded
people and the stronger you are because of it," Burke said.

"When you are partying intentionally, and when the people who are
behind it all are creating a platform for you, you can actually
connect at the party instead of going and getting f-ked up and
escaping. It's revolutionizing yourself."